It all begins with data. When you slice and dice the numbers, African Americans with diabetes in Wisconsin are four times more likely than Caucasians with diabetes to have an amputation, according to 2010 Dartmouth Atlas data. The Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ), leader of the Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in Wisconsin, is using a multi-pronged intervention approach to reduce racial disparities in care.

 

Learn how WCHQ is working toward a change in the culture of care to end disparities in care.